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Re: pic: Sheetmetal 8wd

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Originally Posted by Dave McLaughlin View Post
I know that 233 had a similar drive set up as you do hear this year, but ended up chaining the two gearboxes on each side together. I'm not sure exactly, but I think it was due to torque problems when the front 4 wheels lifted off the ground when crossing the bump. Just something to consider.
Were there only problems when going over the bump? I'm considering this type of dual gearbox per side set up but would not use it to traverse anything with such a steep slope as the 2010 bumps.

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Originally Posted by O'Sancheski View Post
What program did you use?

Can I have the CAD files... I would love to show this to my team... Looks really nice btw...
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